Makerere University
Sign in to saveAlso known as Makerere University Kampala, MUK, Makerere University College, Makerere College, University of East Africa, University of Makerere, Makerere University, Kampala, mak.ac.ug
public university in Kampala, Uganda
Key facts
- Motto
- We build for the future
- Type
- Public
- Established
- 1922 ; 104 years ago ( 1922 )
- Parent institution
- Formerly the University of London and the University of East Africa
- Chancellor
- Crispus Kiyonga
- Vice chancellor
- Barnabas Nawangwe
- Administrative staff
- 3,174 (2018)
- Students
- 35,000+ (2018)
- Campus
- Urban , 300 acres
- Website
- www .mak .ac .ug
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Education, Funder
- Founded
- 1922
- Location
- Kampala, Uganda
- Status
- Active
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Encyclopedic overview
Makerere University (/məˈkɛrəri/; Mak, also MUK) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of nine colleges and one school, offering programmes for about 36,000 undergraduates and 4,000 postgraduates. These colleges include College of Natural Sciences (CONAS), College of Health Sciences (CHS), College of Engineering Art & Design (CEDAT), College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies (CAES), College Of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHUSS), College of Computing and Information Sciences (COCIS), College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Bio-security (COVAB), College of Education and External Studies (CEES) and Makerere University Business School (MUBS). In addition, Makerere has another campus in Jinja City, Eastern Uganda. The Main Administration block for Makerere University, normally called the Main Building
Jubilee Monument
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